Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Nov 20: The Gray Layer of Life

Too dark? Do I get the one-year warranty or the lifetime warranty, or are they the same thing? 

The gray layer of life - like a never-ending Portland, OR layer of cloud cover over your life. What's that look like? 

  • Maintaining a 4x a day pill regimen
  • My Infusion Buddy fanny pack always at my side, at least for the next 2 weeks. 
  • Pain is not if, but how much. The 1-10 Pain Scale is familiar territory. 
  • Always having to check any future plans against your calendar because you cannot remember the weekly doc appts. 
  • Juggling pain relief vs pain reliever consequences. 
  • Fatigue is not if, but how much. 

Please don't get me wrong. There are things God shows you in this battle - about Himself and yourself and your relationship with Him that are beautiful and faith-inspiring, but it IS a battle. For in spite of it all, He IS my joy, He IS my rock, He IS my very present help in my gray layer of life. 

If you're reading this and have doubts about who God is or would like to explore the whole faith question, I'd love to have a convo with at your favorite beverage joint or just simply over the phone. 

His grace is on me. John 3:16-18

God's grace be upon you all today!







1 comment:

  1. Gary, I like the way you personalize scripture. Yes, you are in a battle and now we just don't know the why's of everything in this fallen Adam's world we are in. We will all have tribulation in this world, but Jesus tells us he has overcome this world. There is one thing we do know is that our heavenly Father is with us and will never leave us.
    Blessings brother
    Windmill

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